Morocco: Fear of torture and ill-treatment / fear for safety

30 September 1999, Index number: MDE 29/008/1999

Amnesty International is very concerned for the safety of demonstrators, mainly students and predominantly Sahrawis, who have been detained in Laayoune, Western Sahara, in the past week. This follows reports that dozens of Sahrawis who have since been released were tortured and ill-treated in detention.